Julius Nielsen (27 December 1901 – 1981) was a Danish chess player. He was a two-time Danish Chess Championship medalist (1934, 1943) and a Correspondence Chess International Master (IM, 1967).[1]
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Julius Nielsen | |
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Country | Denmark |
Born | (1901-12-27)27 December 1901 |
Died | 1981 (aged 79–80) |
Title | Correspondence Chess International Master (1967) |
From the 1930s to the 1940s, Julius Nielsen was one of Danish leading chess players. He participated many times in the finals of Danish Chess Championships and two times won medal: in 1934 in Vejle won bronze medal and 1943 in Helsingør won silver medal.
Julius Nielsen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
Julius Nielsen played for Denmark in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[3]
In his youth, Julius Nielsen played actively correspondence chess and known for his victory in a correspondence chess tournament over a future grandmaster Paul Keres.[4] Julius Nielsen returned to the correspondence game in the postwar years. He achieved great success in the 1960-1970s.
Two times Julius Nielsen participated in World Correspondence Chess Championship finals:
In 1967 Julius Nielsen received the Correspondence Chess International Master title.
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